Breakaway

There is something fascinating about the unexpected; the thrill of chaos draws me to working in spontaneous ways. As a collector of objects from different times and different places, I am always looking to arrange these things in ways that are both familiar and slightly off. Through careful curation, I arrange elements of this world that have never met to mingle with one another. In creating vessels and wall works, I work directly to manipulate the pieces throughout different stages until a composition emerges. As I utilize multiple materials, I am interested in bringing beautiful form and surface to the overlooked and forgotten places I see each day, pulling textures and compositions from memory. These could be familiar spaces, aspects of abandoned buildings, or trash I see on the side of the road, any remnants of decay or ruin that one may define as detritus. 

The best part of being a boy scout was to explore the California wilderness with my friends and we would often stumble upon litter or someone’s abandoned dwellings. Seeing what was left behind, we would try to imagine whose it was and why they had left. In my early twenties, with the carefree nature of early adulthood, I began to leave behind my own detritus and suddenly I had become what had spurred my curiosity so many years ago. Now, the work that I make in my own studio is a combination of what is left behind, by both myself and others.